A comparison of perioperative charges and outcome between open and mini-open approaches for anterior lumbar discectomy and fusion

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 673-680

  Smith, William D ^a,b,c   Christian, Ginger ^a,c   Serrano, Sherrie ^c   Malone, Kyle T ^c  

^a Western Regional Center for Brain & Spine Surgery   (United States)

^b University Medical Center of Southern Nevada   (United States)

^c NNI Research Foundation   (United States)

Author keywords

Charges; Complications; Cost effectiveness; Lateral; Minimally invasive; Outcomes; Spine; XLIF

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTERIOR LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EXTREME LATERAL INTERBODY FUSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTERVERTEBRAL DISKECTOMY; LUMBAR SPINE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOSYNTHESIS; PNEUMONIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SPINE FUSION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; DISKECTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC; INTERVERTEBRAL DISC DISPLACEMENT; LUMBAR VERTEBRAE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SPINAL FUSION; SPONDYLOSIS; SURGICAL PROCEDURES, MINIMALLY INVASIVE;

EID: 84859598852     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: 15322653     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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